Support to Armenia’s Second Generation Water PPPs

Armenia’s sixteen years of experience with public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the water sector is a rich illustration of how partnering with private operators can be done in a strategic manner to improve water services in a developing country. The Government took a phased and cautious approach to the PPP reform, gradually increasing the geographical scope of the PPPs as well as the level of transfer of risks to private operators while learning lessons as it moved forward.